Board Ad Hoc Committees

As high-level issues arise, the Board has the authority to create ad hoc committees.  In creating a new ad hoc committee, the Board will outline specific objectives, any restrictions or limitations, and a timeline for completing their work.  Examples include a bylaws committee (to review and revise), an endowment committee (to review the existing structure and recommend changes), or a visioning committee (to support the work of congregational visioning).  

In creating ad hoc committees, the Board will take care to ensure that the committee work remains Board work, rather than taking on the work of ministry.  Ministry work is any work that is means- rather than ends-oriented.  As long as a committee is working to clarify or articulate “ends,” it remains Board work.